Books
by Louise Erdrich
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Love Medicine |
This is the first of Erdrich's novels about American Indians and my goodness it's an eye-opener. I got confused by her way of jumping from character to character and generation to generation, but it didn't matter, building up like a wonderful, colourful patchwork quilt. Hopes, fears, loves, deaths, traditions in a disgracefully marginalised but steadfastly resiliant community. Highly recommended.
(Annabel Bedini - bwl 119 Winter 2026) |
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The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse |
Father Damien, a Catholic priest, is sent to an Indian reservation to bring the heathen to God in 1912. He writes reports to the Pope - telling of his progress, begging for guidance - but never gets a reply. We learn, over the years to 1996, of his friends and his trials, triumphs and joys. A truly delicious book. DON'T LOOK AT THE BACK OF THE PAPERBACK EDITION UNTIL YOU'VE READ THE PROLOGUE!!!
(Julie Higgins - bwl 20 September 2003) |
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